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We, the monks of Saint John's Abbey, a community of Catholic Benedictine men, seek God through a common life of prayer, study, and work, giving witness to Christ and the Gospel, in service to the church and the world.

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Profiles of the Monks

Meet individual monks of Saint John's Abbey by viewing their photographs and profiles.

Fujimi, Japan

Fr. Kieran Nolan OSB             Fr. Thomas Wahl OSB
Br. Nicholas Thelen OSB         Fr. Tony Gorman OSB
Fr. Edward Vebelun OSB

Minnesota, USA

Fr. Timothy Backous OSB
Fr. Stephen Beauclair OSB
Fr. Luigi Bertocchi OSB
Fr. Roger Botz OSB
Fr. Cletus Connors OSB
Fr. Daniel Durken OSB
Fr. John Patrick Earls OSB
Br. Christopher Fair OSB
Br. Herard Jean-Noel OSB
Fr. Roger Kasprick OSB
Br. Mark Kelly OSB
Br. Ken Kroeker OSB

Fr. Michael Naughton OSB
Br. Paul-Vincent Niebauer OSB
Br. Paul Richards OSB
Br. Damian Rogers OSB
Br. Kelly Ryan OSB
Fr. Mark Thamert OSB
Fr. Hilary Thimmesh OSB
Br. Otto Thole OSB
Fr. Jim Tingerthal OSB
Fr. Jerome Tupa OSB
Fr. Cyprian Weaver OSB
Fr. Magnus Wenninger OSB

Monks' Websites

Several monks maintain personal or professional websites:

Abbot John Klassen OSB PhD
Dennis Beach OSB, teacher
Ian Dommer OSB, teacher
Bryan B. Hays OSB, composer
David Klingeman OSB, archivist
Philip Kaufman OSB, author
Robert Koopmann OSB, pianist and educator
Neal Laloo, potter
Kilian McDonnell OSB, poet

Richard Oliver OSB, webkeeper
Roman Paur OSB, consultant
Aaron Raverty OSB, editor
Alan Reed OSB, artist
William Skudlarek OSB, theologian
Columba Stewart OSB, scholar
Don Talafous OSB, chaplain
Hugh Witzmann OSB, sacred artist

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